About r/economy
In its own words:
Forum for economy, business, politics, stocks, bonds, product releases, IPOs, advice, news, investment, videos, predictions, government, money, politics, debate, capitalism, current trends, and more.
Community guide
r/economy (#979, about 1.1 million) is an open forum for economy, business, markets, policy and investment news—not a meme-stock cheer room or a PAC advertising board.
What belongs
News and debate, often linked articles (about 64 posts/day). Rules ask people to be friendly and to avoid duplicates, derailing, unread rants and misleading headlines; they ban political advertising such as PAC material, cap each user at eight posts a day, and require a disclaimer on AI-generated images or ChatGPT-written articles.
Versus investing, business and MemeEconomy
investing and business overlap on markets; MemeEconomy treats tickers as jokes. This room is the broader economy-and-policy conversation.
Practical pointers
Read the piece before ranting; label AI-generated media; skip campaign ads.
The community was created on Mar 31, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 646 subscribers (+0.06%). Among the 9 communities on our economics list it is number 3 by size. It sits just behind r/pathofexile (#978) and ahead of r/playboicarti (#980) in our ranking.
What sets r/economy apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 59.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 88% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 5.1× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/economy went up from 1,081,683 to 1,085,572 subscribers (+3.9K, +0.36%). That is about 88 new members per day. The chart shows 9 weekly subscriber counts.
What r/economy talks about
We read the titles of 488 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “trump”, “prices”, “market”, “billion” and “inflation”. Other frequent themes are debt, spending, stock, oil, costs and fed. Recurring phrases include “stock market”, “wall street”, “national debt” and “third quarter”. By format, 52% are links, 22% are text posts and 13% are images.
Activity and best time to post
r/economy gets about 64 new posts a day. The public archive holds 311,528 posts and 3,569,664 comments in total, about 11.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (99 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (52). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/economy
The moderators of r/economy list 8 rules. In short:
- Be Friendly
- No duplicates/reposts
- Derailing discussion
- Ranting without reading
- Intentionally misleading editorialized headlines
- No political advertising such as PAC campaign material
- No AI-generated images or ChatGPT-generated articles without a disclaimer.
- 8 posts per day maximum per user
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/economy and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/economy have?
r/economy has 1,085,572 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #979 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,889 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/economy?
r/economy was created on Mar 31, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/economy?
Very active: r/economy gets about 64 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 311,528 posts and 3,569,664 comments. In a sample of 488 recent posts we counted 267 different authors.
When is r/economy most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/economy about?
The community describes itself as: “Forum for economy, business, politics, stocks, bonds, product releases, IPOs, advice, news, investment, videos, predictions, government, money, politics, debate, capitalism, current trends, and more.” Recent post titles often mention trump, prices, market, billion and inflation. Most posts are links (52%).
Is r/economy safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/economy as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/economy?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/economy accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Be Friendly”; “No duplicates/reposts”; “Derailing discussion”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/economy?
Communities with similar topics include r/Economics (5.8M), r/investing (3.5M), r/AskEconomics (1.5M), r/MemeEconomy (1.9M) and r/politics (9.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/economy.